унести

Russian

Etymology

у- (u-) + нести́ (nestí)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʊnʲɪˈsʲtʲi]
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Verb

унести́ • (unestí) pf (imperfective уноси́ть)

  1. to take away, to take off, to carry (away)
    Ве́тром унесло́ мою́ ке́пку.Vétrom unesló mojú képku.The wind carried my cap away.
  2. (figuratively) to take (a life), to claim (a life)
    Траге́дия унесла́ жи́зни 12 челове́к.Tragédija uneslá žízni 12 čelovék.The tragedy took the lives of 12 people.

Conjugation

Ukrainian

Etymology

From у- (u-) + нести́ (nestý). Compare Belarusian уне́сці (unjésci).

Pronunciation

  • унести́: IPA(key): [ʊneˈstɪ]
  • уне́сти: IPA(key): [ʊˈnɛste] (nonstandard)[1]
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Verb

унести́ • (unestý) pf (imperfective уно́сити)

  1. (transitive) Alternative form of внести́ pf (vnestý).

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • уне́сення n (unésennja)
  • унести́ся pf (unestýsja)

References

  1. Included in Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “унести”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, but omitted from the later Busel, V. T. (2005) “унести”, in Великий тлумачний словник сучасної української мови [Great Explanatory Dictionary of Modern Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), 2nd edition, Kyiv, Irpin: Perun, →ISBN, page 1507

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